Aussies issued warning ahead of King's Birthday long weekend after two separate horror crashes overnight

Daily Mail​

6 days ago

Aussie drivers travelling over the long weekend have been warned to take extra care on the roads after two 'confronting' road accidents overnight.
Emergency services were called to one crash at an intersection of the Hume Highway and Worth Street at Chullorah in Sydney 's southwest at about 8.10pm on Thursday.
Police were told a truck and a hatchback collided, and one of the car's passengers - a 16-year-old boy - tragically died at the scene.
The driver of the hatchback, who is believed to be the teenager's mother, was taken to Westmead Hospital in critical condition after being treated at the scene.
Another boy travelling in the hatchback was also in critical condition and taken to Westmead Children's Hospital.
A third passenger in the hatchback, believed to be a man, was taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition.
NSW Police said the truck driver, a man whose has yet to be identified, was taken to Bankstown Hospital for mandatory testing.
A crime scene has been established and the Hume Highway was closed eastbound on Thursday evening but has since been cleared.
NSW Police launched an investigation and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
A man also died after a separate single vehicle crash on Back Henty Road in Henty, just under an hour from Albury, about two hours after the first incident.
Murray River police officers were called out to the area at about 10pm where they found a ute had crashed into a tree.
The driver and only occupant, a 20-year-old man, died at the scene.
Police established a crime scene and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner, David Driver issued a warning on Friday to people across the state to take care on the roads over the long weekend.
'(These incidents are) very confronting and we certainly extend our condolences to the family who have lost loved ones,' he told Nine News.
Drivers have been warned to be careful on the roads ahead of the long weekend
'We're conducting our statewide operation over the next three days where our focus will be on speeding, drink driving, drug driving, restraint offences and distraction fatigue.
'We're asking everyone who's travelling this weekend to take extra care, particularly if you're driving in unfamiliar areas.'
He also warned that there are a number of areas impacted by the extreme flooding from a fortnight ago which could mean road conditions have changed.
'We want everyone to be patient and they need to expect heavy traffic,' he said.